OK, let's crack this. We're given 627 and our task is to multiply it by 478. Essentially, we'll be adding 627 to itself 478 times.
Step 1: 0 + 627 = 627
Step 2: 627 + 627 = 1254
Step 3: 1254 + 627 = 1881
Step 4: 1881 + 627 = 2508
Step 5: 2508 + 627 = 3135
Step 6: 3135 + 627 = 3762
Step 7: 3762 + 627 = 4389
Step 8: 4389 + 627 = 5016
Step 9: 5016 + 627 = 5643
Step 10: 5643 + 627 = 6270
Step 11: 6270 + 627 = 6897
Step 12: 6897 + 627 = 7524
Step 13: 7524 + 627 = 8151
Step 14: 8151 + 627 = 8778
Step 15: 8778 + 627 = 9405
Step 16: 9405 + 627 = 10032
Step 17: 10032 + 627 = 10659
Step 18: 10659 + 627 = 11286
Step 19: 11286 + 627 = 11913
Step 20: 11913 + 627 = 12540
Step 21: 12540 + 627 = 13167
Step 22: 13167 + 627 = 13794
Step 23: 13794 + 627 = 14421
Step 24: 14421 + 627 = 15048
Step 25: 15048 + 627 = 15675
Step 26: 15675 + 627 = 16302
Step 27: 16302 + 627 = 16929
Step 28: 16929 + 627 = 17556
Step 29: 17556 + 627 = 18183
Step 30: 18183 + 627 = 18810
Step 31: 18810 + 627 = 19437
Step 32: 19437 + 627 = 20064
Step 33: 20064 + 627 = 20691
Step 34: 20691 + 627 = 21318
Step 35: 21318 + 627 = 21945
Step 36: 21945 + 627 = 22572
Step 37: 22572 + 627 = 23199
Step 38: 23199 + 627 = 23826
Step 39: 23826 + 627 = 24453
Step 40: 24453 + 627 = 25080
Step 41: 25080 + 627 = 25707
Step 42: 25707 + 627 = 26334
Step 43: 26334 + 627 = 26961
Step 44: 26961 + 627 = 27588
Step 45: 27588 + 627 = 28215
Step 46: 28215 + 627 = 28842
Step 47: 28842 + 627 = 29469
Step 48: 29469 + 627 = 30096
Step 49: 30096 + 627 = 30723
Step 50: 30723 + 627 = 31350
Step 51: 31350 + 627 = 31977
Step 52: 31977 + 627 = 32604
Step 53: 32604 + 627 = 33231
Step 54: 33231 + 627 = 33858
Step 55: 33858 + 627 = 34485
Step 56: 34485 + 627 = 35112
Step 57: 35112 + 627 = 35739
Step 58: 35739 + 627 = 36366
Step 59: 36366 + 627 = 36993
Step 60: 36993 + 627 = 37620
Step 61: 37620 + 627 = 38247
Step 62: 38247 + 627 = 38874
Step 63: 38874 + 627 = 39501
Step 64: 39501 + 627 = 40128
Step 65: 40128 + 627 = 40755
Step 66: 40755 + 627 = 41382
Step 67: 41382 + 627 = 42009
Step 68: 42009 + 627 = 42636
Step 69: 42636 + 627 = 43263
Step 70: 43263 + 627 = 43890
Step 71: 43890 + 627 = 44517
Step 72: 44517 + 627 = 45144
Step 73: 45144 + 627 = 45771
Step 74: 45771 + 627 = 46398
Step 75: 46398 + 627 = 47025
Step 76: 47025 + 627 = 47652
Step 77: 47652 + 627 = 48279
Step 78: 48279 + 627 = 48906
Step 79: 48906 + 627 = 49533
Step 80: 49533 + 627 = 50160
Step 81: 50160 + 627 = 50787
Step 82: 50787 + 627 = 51414
Step 83: 51414 + 627 = 52041
Step 84: 52041 + 627 = 52668
Step 85: 52668 + 627 = 53295
Step 86: 53295 + 627 = 53922
Step 87: 53922 + 627 = 54549
Step 88: 54549 + 627 = 55176
Step 89: 55176 + 627 = 55803
Step 90: 55803 + 627 = 56430
Step 91: 56430 + 627 = 57057
Step 92: 57057 + 627 = 57684
Step 93: 57684 + 627 = 58311
Step 94: 58311 + 627 = 58938
Step 95: 58938 + 627 = 59565
Step 96: 59565 + 627 = 60192
Step 97: 60192 + 627 = 60819
Step 98: 60819 + 627 = 61446
Step 99: 61446 + 627 = 62073
Step 100: 62073 + 627 = 62700
Step 101: 62700 + 627 = 63327
Step 102: 63327 + 627 = 63954
Step 103: 63954 + 627 = 64581
Step 104: 64581 + 627 = 65208
Step 105: 65208 + 627 = 65835
Step 106: 65835 + 627 = 66462
Step 107: 66462 + 627 = 67089
Step 108: 67089 + 627 = 67716
Step 109: 67716 + 627 = 68343
Step 110: 68343 + 627 = 68970
Step 111: 68970 + 627 = 69597
Step 112: 69597 + 627 = 70224
Step 113: 70224 + 627 = 70851
Step 114: 70851 + 627 = 71478
Step 115: 71478 + 627 = 72105
Step 116: 72105 + 627 = 72732
Step 117: 72732 + 627 = 73359
Step 118: 73359 + 627 = 73986
Step 119: 73986 + 627 = 74613
Step 120: 74613 + 627 = 75240
Step 121: 75240 + 627 = 75867
Step 122: 75867 + 627 = 76494
Step 123: 76494 + 627 = 77121
Step 124: 77121 + 627 = 77748
Step 125: 77748 + 627 = 78375
Step 126: 78375 + 627 = 79002
Step 127: 79002 + 627 = 79629
Step 128: 79629 + 627 = 80256
Step 129: 80256 + 627 = 80883
Step 130: 80883 + 627 = 81510
Step 131: 81510 + 627 = 82137
Step 132: 82137 + 627 = 82764
Step 133: 82764 + 627 = 83391
Step 134: 83391 + 627 = 84018
Step 135: 84018 + 627 = 84645
Step 136: 84645 + 627 = 85272
Step 137: 85272 + 627 = 85899
Step 138: 85899 + 627 = 86526
Step 139: 86526 + 627 = 87153
Step 140: 87153 + 627 = 87780
Step 141: 87780 + 627 = 88407
Step 142: 88407 + 627 = 89034
Step 143: 89034 + 627 = 89661
Step 144: 89661 + 627 = 90288
Step 145: 90288 + 627 = 90915
Step 146: 90915 + 627 = 91542
Step 147: 91542 + 627 = 92169
Step 148: 92169 + 627 = 92796
Step 149: 92796 + 627 = 93423
Step 150: 93423 + 627 = 94050
Step 151: 94050 + 627 = 94677
Step 152: 94677 + 627 = 95304
Step 153: 95304 + 627 = 95931
Step 154: 95931 + 627 = 96558
Step 155: 96558 + 627 = 97185
Step 156: 97185 + 627 = 97812
Step 157: 97812 + 627 = 98439
Step 158: 98439 + 627 = 99066
Step 159: 99066 + 627 = 99693
Step 160: 99693 + 627 = 100320
Step 161: 100320 + 627 = 100947
Step 162: 100947 + 627 = 101574
Step 163: 101574 + 627 = 102201
Step 164: 102201 + 627 = 102828
Step 165: 102828 + 627 = 103455
Step 166: 103455 + 627 = 104082
Step 167: 104082 + 627 = 104709
Step 168: 104709 + 627 = 105336
Step 169: 105336 + 627 = 105963
Step 170: 105963 + 627 = 106590
Step 171: 106590 + 627 = 107217
Step 172: 107217 + 627 = 107844
Step 173: 107844 + 627 = 108471
Step 174: 108471 + 627 = 109098
Step 175: 109098 + 627 = 109725
Step 176: 109725 + 627 = 110352
Step 177: 110352 + 627 = 110979
Step 178: 110979 + 627 = 111606
Step 179: 111606 + 627 = 112233
Step 180: 112233 + 627 = 112860
Step 181: 112860 + 627 = 113487
Step 182: 113487 + 627 = 114114
Step 183: 114114 + 627 = 114741
Step 184: 114741 + 627 = 115368
Step 185: 115368 + 627 = 115995
Step 186: 115995 + 627 = 116622
Step 187: 116622 + 627 = 117249
Step 188: 117249 + 627 = 117876
Step 189: 117876 + 627 = 118503
Step 190: 118503 + 627 = 119130
Step 191: 119130 + 627 = 119757
Step 192: 119757 + 627 = 120384
Step 193: 120384 + 627 = 121011
Step 194: 121011 + 627 = 121638
Step 195: 121638 + 627 = 122265
Step 196: 122265 + 627 = 122892
Step 197: 122892 + 627 = 123519
Step 198: 123519 + 627 = 124146
Step 199: 124146 + 627 = 124773
Step 200: 124773 + 627 = 125400
Step 201: 125400 + 627 = 126027
Step 202: 126027 + 627 = 126654
Step 203: 126654 + 627 = 127281
Step 204: 127281 + 627 = 127908
Step 205: 127908 + 627 = 128535
Step 206: 128535 + 627 = 129162
Step 207: 129162 + 627 = 129789
Step 208: 129789 + 627 = 130416
Step 209: 130416 + 627 = 131043
Step 210: 131043 + 627 = 131670
Step 211: 131670 + 627 = 132297
Step 212: 132297 + 627 = 132924
Step 213: 132924 + 627 = 133551
Step 214: 133551 + 627 = 134178
Step 215: 134178 + 627 = 134805
Step 216: 134805 + 627 = 135432
Step 217: 135432 + 627 = 136059
Step 218: 136059 + 627 = 136686
Step 219: 136686 + 627 = 137313
Step 220: 137313 + 627 = 137940
Step 221: 137940 + 627 = 138567
Step 222: 138567 + 627 = 139194
Step 223: 139194 + 627 = 139821
Step 224: 139821 + 627 = 140448
Step 225: 140448 + 627 = 141075
Step 226: 141075 + 627 = 141702
Step 227: 141702 + 627 = 142329
Step 228: 142329 + 627 = 142956
Step 229: 142956 + 627 = 143583
Step 230: 143583 + 627 = 144210
Step 231: 144210 + 627 = 144837
Step 232: 144837 + 627 = 145464
Step 233: 145464 + 627 = 146091
Step 234: 146091 + 627 = 146718
Step 235: 146718 + 627 = 147345
Step 236: 147345 + 627 = 147972
Step 237: 147972 + 627 = 148599
Step 238: 148599 + 627 = 149226
Step 239: 149226 + 627 = 149853
Step 240: 149853 + 627 = 150480
Step 241: 150480 + 627 = 151107
Step 242: 151107 + 627 = 151734
Step 243: 151734 + 627 = 152361
Step 244: 152361 + 627 = 152988
Step 245: 152988 + 627 = 153615
Step 246: 153615 + 627 = 154242
Step 247: 154242 + 627 = 154869
Step 248: 154869 + 627 = 155496
Step 249: 155496 + 627 = 156123
Step 250: 156123 + 627 = 156750
Step 251: 156750 + 627 = 157377
Step 252: 157377 + 627 = 158004
Step 253: 158004 + 627 = 158631
Step 254: 158631 + 627 = 159258
Step 255: 159258 + 627 = 159885
Step 256: 159885 + 627 = 160512
Step 257: 160512 + 627 = 161139
Step 258: 161139 + 627 = 161766
Step 259: 161766 + 627 = 162393
Step 260: 162393 + 627 = 163020
Step 261: 163020 + 627 = 163647
Step 262: 163647 + 627 = 164274
Step 263: 164274 + 627 = 164901
Step 264: 164901 + 627 = 165528
Step 265: 165528 + 627 = 166155
Step 266: 166155 + 627 = 166782
Step 267: 166782 + 627 = 167409
Step 268: 167409 + 627 = 168036
Step 269: 168036 + 627 = 168663
Step 270: 168663 + 627 = 169290
Step 271: 169290 + 627 = 169917
Step 272: 169917 + 627 = 170544
Step 273: 170544 + 627 = 171171
Step 274: 171171 + 627 = 171798
Step 275: 171798 + 627 = 172425
Step 276: 172425 + 627 = 173052
Step 277: 173052 + 627 = 173679
Step 278: 173679 + 627 = 174306
Step 279: 174306 + 627 = 174933
Step 280: 174933 + 627 = 175560
Step 281: 175560 + 627 = 176187
Step 282: 176187 + 627 = 176814
Step 283: 176814 + 627 = 177441
Step 284: 177441 + 627 = 178068
Step 285: 178068 + 627 = 178695
Step 286: 178695 + 627 = 179322
Step 287: 179322 + 627 = 179949
Step 288: 179949 + 627 = 180576
Step 289: 180576 + 627 = 181203
Step 290: 181203 + 627 = 181830
Step 291: 181830 + 627 = 182457
Step 292: 182457 + 627 = 183084
Step 293: 183084 + 627 = 183711
Step 294: 183711 + 627 = 184338
Step 295: 184338 + 627 = 184965
Step 296: 184965 + 627 = 185592
Step 297: 185592 + 627 = 186219
Step 298: 186219 + 627 = 186846
Step 299: 186846 + 627 = 187473
Step 300: 187473 + 627 = 188100
Step 301: 188100 + 627 = 188727
Step 302: 188727 + 627 = 189354
Step 303: 189354 + 627 = 189981
Step 304: 189981 + 627 = 190608
Step 305: 190608 + 627 = 191235
Step 306: 191235 + 627 = 191862
Step 307: 191862 + 627 = 192489
Step 308: 192489 + 627 = 193116
Step 309: 193116 + 627 = 193743
Step 310: 193743 + 627 = 194370
Step 311: 194370 + 627 = 194997
Step 312: 194997 + 627 = 195624
Step 313: 195624 + 627 = 196251
Step 314: 196251 + 627 = 196878
Step 315: 196878 + 627 = 197505
Step 316: 197505 + 627 = 198132
Step 317: 198132 + 627 = 198759
Step 318: 198759 + 627 = 199386
Step 319: 199386 + 627 = 200013
Step 320: 200013 + 627 = 200640
Step 321: 200640 + 627 = 201267
Step 322: 201267 + 627 = 201894
Step 323: 201894 + 627 = 202521
Step 324: 202521 + 627 = 203148
Step 325: 203148 + 627 = 203775
Step 326: 203775 + 627 = 204402
Step 327: 204402 + 627 = 205029
Step 328: 205029 + 627 = 205656
Step 329: 205656 + 627 = 206283
Step 330: 206283 + 627 = 206910
Step 331: 206910 + 627 = 207537
Step 332: 207537 + 627 = 208164
Step 333: 208164 + 627 = 208791
Step 334: 208791 + 627 = 209418
Step 335: 209418 + 627 = 210045
Step 336: 210045 + 627 = 210672
Step 337: 210672 + 627 = 211299
Step 338: 211299 + 627 = 211926
Step 339: 211926 + 627 = 212553
Step 340: 212553 + 627 = 213180
Step 341: 213180 + 627 = 213807
Step 342: 213807 + 627 = 214434
Step 343: 214434 + 627 = 215061
Step 344: 215061 + 627 = 215688
Step 345: 215688 + 627 = 216315
Step 346: 216315 + 627 = 216942
Step 347: 216942 + 627 = 217569
Step 348: 217569 + 627 = 218196
Step 349: 218196 + 627 = 218823
Step 350: 218823 + 627 = 219450
Step 351: 219450 + 627 = 220077
Step 352: 220077 + 627 = 220704
Step 353: 220704 + 627 = 221331
Step 354: 221331 + 627 = 221958
Step 355: 221958 + 627 = 222585
Step 356: 222585 + 627 = 223212
Step 357: 223212 + 627 = 223839
Step 358: 223839 + 627 = 224466
Step 359: 224466 + 627 = 225093
Step 360: 225093 + 627 = 225720
Step 361: 225720 + 627 = 226347
Step 362: 226347 + 627 = 226974
Step 363: 226974 + 627 = 227601
Step 364: 227601 + 627 = 228228
Step 365: 228228 + 627 = 228855
Step 366: 228855 + 627 = 229482
Step 367: 229482 + 627 = 230109
Step 368: 230109 + 627 = 230736
Step 369: 230736 + 627 = 231363
Step 370: 231363 + 627 = 231990
Step 371: 231990 + 627 = 232617
Step 372: 232617 + 627 = 233244
Step 373: 233244 + 627 = 233871
Step 374: 233871 + 627 = 234498
Step 375: 234498 + 627 = 235125
Step 376: 235125 + 627 = 235752
Step 377: 235752 + 627 = 236379
Step 378: 236379 + 627 = 237006
Step 379: 237006 + 627 = 237633
Step 380: 237633 + 627 = 238260
Step 381: 238260 + 627 = 238887
Step 382: 238887 + 627 = 239514
Step 383: 239514 + 627 = 240141
Step 384: 240141 + 627 = 240768
Step 385: 240768 + 627 = 241395
Step 386: 241395 + 627 = 242022
Step 387: 242022 + 627 = 242649
Step 388: 242649 + 627 = 243276
Step 389: 243276 + 627 = 243903
Step 390: 243903 + 627 = 244530
Step 391: 244530 + 627 = 245157
Step 392: 245157 + 627 = 245784
Step 393: 245784 + 627 = 246411
Step 394: 246411 + 627 = 247038
Step 395: 247038 + 627 = 247665
Step 396: 247665 + 627 = 248292
Step 397: 248292 + 627 = 248919
Step 398: 248919 + 627 = 249546
Step 399: 249546 + 627 = 250173
Step 400: 250173 + 627 = 250800
Step 401: 250800 + 627 = 251427
Step 402: 251427 + 627 = 252054
Step 403: 252054 + 627 = 252681
Step 404: 252681 + 627 = 253308
Step 405: 253308 + 627 = 253935
Step 406: 253935 + 627 = 254562
Step 407: 254562 + 627 = 255189
Step 408: 255189 + 627 = 255816
Step 409: 255816 + 627 = 256443
Step 410: 256443 + 627 = 257070
Step 411: 257070 + 627 = 257697
Step 412: 257697 + 627 = 258324
Step 413: 258324 + 627 = 258951
Step 414: 258951 + 627 = 259578
Step 415: 259578 + 627 = 260205
Step 416: 260205 + 627 = 260832
Step 417: 260832 + 627 = 261459
Step 418: 261459 + 627 = 262086
Step 419: 262086 + 627 = 262713
Step 420: 262713 + 627 = 263340
Step 421: 263340 + 627 = 263967
Step 422: 263967 + 627 = 264594
Step 423: 264594 + 627 = 265221
Step 424: 265221 + 627 = 265848
Step 425: 265848 + 627 = 266475
Step 426: 266475 + 627 = 267102
Step 427: 267102 + 627 = 267729
Step 428: 267729 + 627 = 268356
Step 429: 268356 + 627 = 268983
Step 430: 268983 + 627 = 269610
Step 431: 269610 + 627 = 270237
Step 432: 270237 + 627 = 270864
Step 433: 270864 + 627 = 271491
Step 434: 271491 + 627 = 272118
Step 435: 272118 + 627 = 272745
Step 436: 272745 + 627 = 273372
Step 437: 273372 + 627 = 273999
Step 438: 273999 + 627 = 274626
Step 439: 274626 + 627 = 275253
Step 440: 275253 + 627 = 275880
Step 441: 275880 + 627 = 276507
Step 442: 276507 + 627 = 277134
Step 443: 277134 + 627 = 277761
Step 444: 277761 + 627 = 278388
Step 445: 278388 + 627 = 279015
Step 446: 279015 + 627 = 279642
Step 447: 279642 + 627 = 280269
Step 448: 280269 + 627 = 280896
Step 449: 280896 + 627 = 281523
Step 450: 281523 + 627 = 282150
Step 451: 282150 + 627 = 282777
Step 452: 282777 + 627 = 283404
Step 453: 283404 + 627 = 284031
Step 454: 284031 + 627 = 284658
Step 455: 284658 + 627 = 285285
Step 456: 285285 + 627 = 285912
Step 457: 285912 + 627 = 286539
Step 458: 286539 + 627 = 287166
Step 459: 287166 + 627 = 287793
Step 460: 287793 + 627 = 288420
Step 461: 288420 + 627 = 289047
Step 462: 289047 + 627 = 289674
Step 463: 289674 + 627 = 290301
Step 464: 290301 + 627 = 290928
Step 465: 290928 + 627 = 291555
Step 466: 291555 + 627 = 292182
Step 467: 292182 + 627 = 292809
Step 468: 292809 + 627 = 293436
Step 469: 293436 + 627 = 294063
Step 470: 294063 + 627 = 294690
Step 471: 294690 + 627 = 295317
Step 472: 295317 + 627 = 295944
Step 473: 295944 + 627 = 296571
Step 474: 296571 + 627 = 297198
Step 475: 297198 + 627 = 297825
Step 476: 297825 + 627 = 298452
Step 477: 298452 + 627 = 299079
Step 478: 299079 + 627 = 299706

So, 627*478 = 299706